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There are many times in our lives when we find ourselves preparing for a new season. Are you getting ready for a move? A job change? Going back to work? Having a new baby? Starting to homeschool or transitioning out of homeschooling? My life has been a series of changes. Each time a change happened…
This is part 4 of a 4-part series about my journey through depression. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 My children began their school years in our local elementary school. Every day we’d wake up, eat breakfast, and walk up the hill to the bus stop. I’d wave good-bye as they drove away,…
Every morning I wake up, brush my teeth, and take my pill. One little pill that keeps me grounded and on this side of heaven. Silences the rage and keeps the tears back. Makes life easier. Although medication eases the depression, it does not fill the hole in my heart. I feel inadequate as a mother…
I look at my hands. “How did I get here?” I wonder. I am slightly aware of the person standing in front of me. “Taunya?” I look up and see her. A stranger. A stranger who can save me from the darkness that engulfs my mind. I walk slowly behind her, my stomach threatening to…
Every second was excruciating. Aware of the little ones needing my attention, I struggled to stay awake. “Mommy, I’m hungry.” I looked at my little boy, the one with blue eyes that melted my heart. I sighed. “I know, Baby.” I took his hand, gathered the babies, and headed downstairs. I was longing for the…
I remember driving away from the school wondering if we’d made the right decision. What if this is wrong? What if I’m not capable of being momma and teacher? What if the kids look back on their lives and decide that they hate us? In those moments of my self-doubt and worry Abba gently spoke…
I remember the day clearly. The boy and I were sitting at our local DMV waiting to get his state identification card. He looks at me, smiles, and says, “Mom, you know, I can get a permit in 9 months.” My brain screamed “NO!” I looked back and said, “I enjoyed the 9 months waiting…
When I began homeschooling, the first thing I chose was our math curriculum. This was one subject I didn’t trust myself to teach without a textbook. After the first year, I embraced the Charlotte Mason method of using living books to learn. Although I didn’t completely drop the math curriculum, my kids enjoyed many hands-on…
Did you know that Beverly Cleary was born on April 12, 1916? In celebration of her 97th birthday our family would like to share a tour of the places that inspired Beverly’s beloved stories. Portland is a mixture of urban living with rugged wild west and progressive thinking and never ceases to surprise me. It…
I remember the first time I celebrated Earth Day. I was a precocious elementary student. Our principal decided that the student body needed to restore the Idaho landscape … one tree at a time! When the appointed time arrived, we gathered around the tiny trees to be planted. Interestingly, my brothers were chosen to dig…
It was a beautiful fall day. We gathered together for a common purpose. As I stood beside the man I loved, I repeated these words: “For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.” I said “I do,” with all my heart. So what happened when…
As the New Year begins many are making lists and declaring New Year’s Resolutions. Eat healthier. Be organized. Be a better friend. Lose weight. Quit procrastinating. Try new things. Read more. Love more. Learn more. Be. More. It can overwhelm a soul thinking about it. So this year, I’ve made a short list of resolutions…
